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One month after Aliyah started her "preparations", today she got her braces installed. (Installed is the word, no?). If you ask me, she actually looks really cute :). She was giggling at first, then, after a few hours she started to feel the strain on her teeth. Ngilu, katanya.
She's quite conscious of the food she can and cannot eat. Mak Longnya kata, "Laa... tambah kuruslah Aliyah!".

We visited our partner - Code's - new office in Oval Damansara yesterday to finalise our iBook. Alhamdulillah, it is finally completed. So totally completed. Now just waiting for them to create account and upload it for us. After that last correction/change was done on screen, and we browse through the iBook one final time, this heavy burden I've been carrying on my shoulders for the past 1.5 years suddenly just disappeared. Such a relief. And such a joyous feeling.

We also finalised the book version. So, we'll have 2 products at the same time - the iBook and the actual book. With about 3 weeks to go before the launch, things look quite smooth. Insyaallah...

One good thing about meeting our partner is - they are a bunch of energetic and optimistic young chaps. I have done the outline of the next book, but I have put it aside for now. Belum allocate masa untuk ponder, think and strategise the next steps. The huge hindrance is of course funding. But these guys actually ask -…

We received a surprise visit from ByRoadtoMalaysia today. Such an honour. Pernah terbaca somewhere before. We were at the counter discussing some advertising matters and suddenly this huge motorhome parked itself in front of the shop. Apparently Encik Jamalulail was driving around in this area and asked around for a bike shop. He wanted to change the grips of his bike. However, we don't have the grips at our shop. Hubby checked his bike and gave him 2 tubes as a gift :)
The motorhome. I wish I could see how it is inside tapi segan pulak.
The bike. He said at some places, motorhomes are not allowed on the street, so he uses his bike to go around buying supplies.
Encik Jamalulail with towkey Mysa Bike Hub :)

Last night, Tuan Guru Nik Aziz passed away at 9.45pm. Malam yang sangat mulia. Malam Jumaat. Innalillah... A loss that just gripped my heart. For as long as I can remember, TGNA has always been a political figure so strong in the country. And highly-respected and well-loved ulama. Such down-to-earth man. Small yet hard as steel.

His death touched a soft spot in my heart because he was sick just at the time when my father was sick. And one FB status of his son shared by a friend stated that a few weeks ago he got a bit better but still weak - very low sodium content in the body. Just like my father.

And while I was browsing FB and Twitter for more information, a friend who's a lecturer in UPM wrote the passing of another well-known person. My lecturer at UPM when I was taking my Masters, who also happen to be our ex-project advisor for our iBook project - Prof. Musa Abu Hassan. Innalillah...

Am I the only one or it's now considered normal to be surrounded by people and yet feel so alone? At dinner table, playing games or checking Whatsapp is more important than having a decent conversation. Just tonight, I spent 2 hours watching a movie on TV and not speaking to anybody because those "anybody" were busy with their phones.
Lately I have given up trying to start a conversation because it feels so not worth it. Deep inside, I tell myself that one day when people look up from their phones and realise that the people who used to care about them have grown tired and sick of them, then that time, it might already be too late.

If you ask me who's the most incredible, handsomest, heart-melting singer in the whole wide world, I would say Bryan Adams. Yup! One of the few singers who sounds really amazing singing live.

One nice thing about subscribing to HyppTV is the iConcert channel. This afternoon when I came back home for a while to send Aliyah to school - Bryan Adams live in Sydney was on. Best, best!

I think it was Hubby who kind of introduced me to Bryan Adams during our days in ITM. Once, he made a really big mistake and tried to apologize by playing "Please Forgive Me" to me in the car. Well, it worked until he suddenly disappeared to watch a few guys riding superbikes nearby.

Anyway, Bryan Adams reminded me of the words said by Melvin Bragg (well, I don't really know who he is as we in Malaysia don't get to watch much British programmes). He was in The Kumars at No 42 - a hilarious comedy show currently on Comedy Central every night. He said he believes that the most profound bra…

It's been a month since my father passed. Never a day pass by that I don't think of him. The first thing I think about when I wake up, and the last thing I have in my mind before I sleep. People say time will heal. Perhaps it's true. My heart doesn't hurt so much now. But I miss him every single day.

A few of us started to have dreams of him. My brother Lan, my Kak Long, even my nephew Along Iwan. For 2 weeks, I never had any dreams of my father. Rasa rindu sangat sangat. Selalu doa minta my father datang dalam mimpi. Even just a glimpse. Sometimes when I drive at the road near Bangi Villa, I can actually see the palm oil trees near his grave. It's just the opposite of the road. And I would say to myself - "Sampai hati Abah tak datang dalam mimpi. Rindu. Orang lain Abah jenguk, kita ni Abah langsung tak ingat...".

Finally I dreamed of him. Twice. The first one was 2 weeks back. He was well, looked young (perhaps the way he looked in the 80s). His children…

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Aliyah's mommy is now temporarily retired. She purchased a sewing machine and now spends her time making tote bags! When opportunity presents itself, she's a free-lance writer, translator, and/or IT & project consultant.